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Gavel

31-foot steel gavel on a steel sound block in the south reflecting pool outside the Ohio Supreme Court. Made completely from stainless steel It is the largest gavel in the world. The sculpture was commissioned by the Ohio State Bar Association for the price of $200,000.

Scott's oversized rendition of the symbolic tool of the judge is charged with notions about the omnipotence of the judiciary. Notions which are bolstered by both the imposing materiality of the work and its isolated location within a pool.

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Gavel

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31-foot steel gavel on a steel sound block in the south reflecting pool outside the Ohio Supreme Court. Made completely from stainless steel It is the largest gavel in the world. The sculpture was commissioned by the Ohio State Bar Association for the price of $200,000.

Scott's oversized rendition of the symbolic tool of the judge is charged with notions about the omnipotence of the judiciary. Notions which are bolstered by both the imposing materiality of the work and its isolated location within a pool.

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The Ohio Outdoor Sculpture Inventory (OOSI) represents a survey of all the outdoor public sculpture in Ohio. This nationally-unique statewide collection is now being expanded with new sculptures, information and images.

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The Sculpture Center is an arts institution dedicated to the advancement of the careers of emerging sculptors of Ohio and its greater region and the preservation of outdoor public sculpture as a means to support artists and enrich the community.